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| 20090160381 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TORQUE OF ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - The apparatus is for controlling a torque of an electric rotating machine at a command torque by supplying command voltages in accordance with the command torque to a power conversion circuit driving the electrical rotating machine. The apparatus includes a detecting function of detecting an input voltage of the power conversion circuit to be power-converted and thereafter applied to the electric rotating machine as a drive voltage, and a control function of setting a command current corresponding to one of two current components in a 2-phase coordinate system of the electric rotating machine in accordance with a command torque directed from outside, and thereafter determining command voltages corresponding to two voltage components of the 2-phase coordinate system on the basis of the command current and the input voltage of the power conversion circuit. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090322264 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT IMPROVED CONTROL OF ROTARY MACHINE - In an apparatus, a first drive unit drives, in a first range of a voltage utilization factor, a switching member to thereby control an output voltage of the power converter to be matched with a command voltage. A second drive unit drives, in a second range of the voltage utilization factor, the switching member to thereby generate a value of a controlled variable of a rotary machine. The second range of the voltage utilization factor is higher than the first range thereof. An estimating unit estimates, during the switching member being driven by the second drive unit, a value of a parameter associated with the output voltage of the power converter. The estimated value is required for the first drive unit to generate the value of the controlled variable generated by the second drive unit. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100259204 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A control device has a unit for selecting each of controlled voltages outputted from an inverter to a generator, a unit for judging a polarity of a current flowing through the generator, a unit for predicting a current of the generator from each selected voltage to be outputted from the inverter in the succeeding period, while performing the prediction based on the current polarity each time the selected voltage differs from the voltage already outputted from the inverter in the present period, a unit for determining one voltage corresponding to one predicted current nearest to an instructed current among the predicted currents, and a unit for controlling the generator by controlling the inverter to change the voltage already outputted from the inverter to the determined voltage and to apply the determined voltage to the generator in the succeeding period. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100262307 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A control device has a unit for selecting each of states of an inverter applying a voltage to a generator, a unit for predicting a first current of the generator, flowing at a second time elapsed by one control period from a first time, from a detected current and the state of the inverter at the first time, a unit for predicting a second current of the generator at a third time elapsed by one control period from the second time while using the first current as an initial value of the second current, from information indicating one selected state set at the second time, for each selected state, a unit for determining one state corresponding to the second current nearest to instruction, and a unit for setting the inverter in the determined state at the second time to control current of the generator. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110006711 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT IMPROVED CONTROL OF ROTARY MACHINE - In an apparatus, a predicting unit uses, as an initial value of a controlled variable, at least one of a first measured value of the controlled variable and a second measured value of a physical variable expressed as a function of the controlled variable. The predicting unit predicts, based on the initial value of the controlled variable, a value of the controlled variable when a driving mode of a switching element of a power converter is set. A driving unit has an integral element and determines, based on an output of the integral element to which a deviation between the predicted value of the controlled variable and a command value of the controlled variable is inputted, an actual driving mode of the switching element to thereby drive the switching element in the determined driving mode. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110050137 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT IMPROVED CONTROL OF ROTARY MACHINE - In an apparatus, a predicting unit predicts, based on a target value of a drive mode of a power converter at a next timing, a first value of a controlled variable. The drive mode is indicative of a switching-state of each of a plurality of switching elements. The target value of the drive mode of the power converter at the next timing is temporarily set at a present timing prior to the next timing. A driving unit drives the plurality of switching elements based on the target value of the drive mode at the next timing while limiting a number of switching-state changes in the plurality of switching elements from the present timing to the next timing as long as the deviation between the predicted first value of the controlled variable at the further next timing and a command value therefor is within a threshold range. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110169436 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PHASE ROTARY MACHINE - A control apparatus controls an inverter (electric power converter circuit) which is connected for selectively applying a plurality of voltage levels to each phase of a polyphase rotary machine. In each of successive control periods, the apparatus determines the inverter operation state (combination of respective voltage levels applied to the phases) to be set for the succeeding control period, by performing prediction calculations based on a model of the rotary machine, for each of a plurality of candidates for the next operation state, to select an optimum candidate. The candidates are restricted to those operation states whereby the voltage level of no more than one of the phases will be changed, at changeover to the operation state of the next control period. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110193505 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROTARY MACHINE - A control device controls a power conversion circuit so as to adjust control values of a motor generator to optimum values. The power conversion circuit has switching elements for selectively connecting and disconnecting a battery and terminals of the motor generator. The control device sets a simulated voltage vector V(n+1) in one control-period forward to perform a prediction model control. On predicting a current, the control device uses a model in a rotary coordinate system, and sets the median value of the voltage vector V(n+1) in one control-period Tc to a value of the voltage vector V(n+1) in the rotary coordinate system. The control device sets, as the value of the voltage vector V(n+1) in the rotary coordinate system, the voltage vector V(n+1) when the half-time of the control-period Tc is elapsed from the time at the electric angle θ(n+1). | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110227515 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - The control apparatus for an electric rotating machine includes a prediction section to predict a controlled variable of the electric rotating machine applied with an output voltage of a power conversion circuit for each of prescribed operation states of the power conversion circuit, and a manipulation section to manipulate the power conversion circuit to operate in one of the respective operation states determined as an actual operation state based on the controlled variable predicted by the prediction section. The control apparatus further includes an average voltage direction calculating section to calculate a direction of an average output voltage vector of the power conversion circuit. The manipulation section includes a priority setting section to set priority for each of the operation states based on the direction of the average output voltage vector calculated by the average voltage direction calculating section in determining the actual operation state. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120026771 | VEHICLE-USE POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE AS MAIN ENGINE - The vehicle-use power supply control apparatus is for controlling transmission of electric power between a vehicle-mounted power supply apparatus including switching elements turned on and off in accordance with manipulation signals and an external power supply located outside the vehicle. The vehicle-use power supply control apparatus includes a control section to output an electric power transmission command signal depending on an electric power transmission request signal received from an external device, and a manipulation signal generating section to generate the manipulation signals based on the electric power transmission command signal received from the control section. The control section is configured to operate in order that noise sound generated due to switching operation of the vehicle-mounted power supply apparatus is within an audio frequency range. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120068641 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A control device has a predicting unit for predicting a first current flowing through a motor in a next control period, at a predicting time during a predetermined period after a change of switching state in an inverter by using a current detected before the change and for predicting a second current of a control period later than the next control period by one control period by using the predicted first current, a determining unit for determining a next operating state of the inverter by using the predicted second current and an instructed value so as to reduce a change of switching state in the change of the operating state, and a control unit for controlling the inverter to be set in the determined operating state in the next control period and controlling the current of the motor depending on the operating state of the inverter. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120293095 | CONTROL UNIT OF ROTARY DEVICE - In a control unit that controls a control amount of a rotary device by controlling on and off states of switching elements of a power converting circuit, a relative rate predicting section temporally sets operation states of the power converting circuit and predicts a relative rate of a control amount according to each of the temporally set operation states relative to a command value thereof. Each of the operation states is indicated by a voltage vector defined by the on and off states of the switching elements. A determining section determines an operation state of the power converting circuit based on the relative rate predicted by the relative rate predicting section. An operating section operates the power converting circuit to the operation state determined by the determining section. | 11-22-2012 |
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| 20100172225 | INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - An information recording/reproduction apparatus which can reduce the time required for recording power adjustment and suppress consumption of PCA is provided. The information recording/reproduction apparatus is provided with an asymmetry detection circuit which detects a recording state that varies according to a recording power, from a reproduction signal reproduced from a recording medium, a recording power setting circuit which performs recording power adjustment, a reproduction clock generation circuit which generates a reproduction clock based on the reproduction signal, a phase error detection circuit which detects a phase error between the reproduction signal and the reproduction clock, a pattern detection circuit which detects patterns of the reproduction signal, a pattern phase error averaging circuit which obtains an average of phase errors for each pattern, a recording light-emission waveform adjustment circuit which adjusts a recording light-emission waveform based on an output of the pattern phase error averaging circuit, and a recording power adjustment execution judgment circuit which controls the recording power setting circuit so as not to perform recording power adjustment when the detected recording state is within the predetermined range. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100182886 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE AND RECORDING CONDITION SETTING METHOD - The present invention is aimed at providing an optical disc device and a recording condition setting method which can automatically determine an optical recording condition to an optical disc, and the optical disc device comprises an optical pickup which records data on a disc; a data encoder which modulates data to be recorded; a recording timing setting means which sets a timing of recording the data on the disc; a phase error detection means which measures an error amount of a mark recorded on the disc from a position where the mark should be properly located; an error convergence means which calculates error information indicating an optimum position of the mark; a recording timing calculation means which calculates a correction value of the recording timing to be set on the recording timing setting means, based on the error information; and a control means which feedbacks an output of the recording timing calculation means to the recording timing setting means, thereby to optimize the recording timing. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110032808 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An information recording/reproducing apparatus including an optical pickup unit for generating an RF signal performs signal processing to acquire, at a restart of recording after a halt of recording, a data ID to be used as a reference for specifying a recording restart position in the recording medium based on the RF signal. The signal processing includes reproduced signal generation processing to generate a reproduced signal based on the RF signal, and data ID acquisition determination processing to determine, at the restart of recording after the halt of recording, whether or not the data ID has been properly acquired, based on the reproduced signal. If it is determined in the data ID acquisition determination step that the data ID has not been properly acquired, a reproduction parameter to be used for generating the reproduced signal in the reproduced signal generation step is adjusted. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110235489 | INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image formation width calculation circuit and an image formation shift amount determination circuit are provided so that, before a visible image is formed, an effective image formation diameter of an image formation laser spot is measured, and based on the result, a shift amount of the laser spot is adjusted. An optical pickup which forms a plurality of laser spots on an optical disk is also provided. An image formation focus control laser power control circuit and an image formation laser power control circuit are also provided. A focus control laser spot is located ahead of the image formation laser spot. | 09-29-2011 |
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| 20090036855 | Particulate water-absorbing agent with water-absorbing resin as main component, method for production of the same, and absorbing article - Reversed phase suspension polymerization is allowed while controlling content of minor components in monomer, particularly controlling a content of acetic acid and propionic acid being not higher than 500 ppm, controlling a content of acrylic acid dimer being not higher than 1000 ppm, in acrylic acid. Cross-linked polymer obtained by the polymerization is subjected to a surface crosslinking treatment without substantially using an organic solvent, and under heating at high temperature (150° C. or higher and 250° C. or lower). Thereafter, agglomeration is carried out without substantially using an organic solvent. Accordingly, a particulate water-absorbing agent including a water-absorbing resin having superior property, and being suited for practical applications at high concentrations in absorbing cores such as a diaper and the like without generation of any odor of the organic solvent can be obtained because no volatile organic compound is included. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090298685 | WATER ABSORBING AGENT, WATER ABSORBENT CORE USING THE AGENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WATER ABSORBING AGENT - A water absorbing agent of the present invention has an internal crosslinking structure obtained by polymerization of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The agent satisfies conditions (a) to (d): (a) the agent contains water-insoluble inorganic particles at an amount of from 10 ppm to 1,900 ppm inclusive; (b) the agent contains 5 mass % or less particles which have such a size that they can pass through a sieve having a mesh opening size of 150 μm; (c) the agent has an absorbency against a pressure of 4.83 kPa (AAP) of 18 g/g or more; and (d) the water-insoluble inorganic particles reside on a surface of the water absorbing resin or near the surface. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20120184670 | PARTICULATE WATER ABSORBENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention is a water absorbing agent containing a water absorbing resin as a main component, the particulate water absorbing agent containing a polyvalent metal cation and satisfying: (1) the polyvalent metal cation is contained in an amount between 0.001 wt % and 5 wt % relative to the amount of the water absorbing agent; (2) an absorbency without pressure (CRC) is not less than 28 (g/g) and an absorbency against pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is not less than 10 (g/g); (3) the absorbency against pressure and the absorbency without pressure satisfy 77≦AAP (4.83 kPa)+1.8×CRC≦100; and (4) a moisture content of the water absorbing agent is between 5 wt % and 20 wt %. This provides a water absorbing agent which has blocking resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in stability to shock and suppresses Re-Wet when used in a diaper. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120305842 | WATER ABSORBING AGENT, WATER ABSORBENT CORE USING THE AGENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WATER ABSORBING AGENT - A water absorbing agent of the present invention has an internal crosslinking structure obtained by polymerization of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The agent satisfies conditions (a) to (d): (a) the agent contains water-insoluble inorganic particles at an amount of from 10 ppm to 1,900 ppm inclusive; (b) the agent contains 5 mass % or less particles which have such a size that they can pass through a sieve having a mesh opening size of 150 μm; (c) the agent has an absorbency against a pressure of 4.83 kPa (AAP) of 18 g/g or more; and (d) the water-insoluble inorganic particles reside on a surface of the water absorbing resin or near the surface. | 12-06-2012 |
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| 20080206619 | Fuel cell and method for connecting current connectors thereto - In a planar-array cell structure, an area required by interconnectors is reduced and a fuel cell is made further compact. A connection part which connects adjacent cells in series is provided within a sealing member provided in a peripheral edge part of an electrolyte membrane where multiple cells are formed in a planar arrangement. For each cell, an anode terminal of a current collector is disposed counter to a cathode terminal of the current collector via the electrolyte membrane. The connection part penetrates the electrolyte membrane and connects the anode terminal of one of the adjacent cells to the cathode terminal of the other of the adjacent cells. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080220307 | Membrane electrode assembly, method for manufacturing the same, and fuel cell including the same - A membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed on one face of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode disposed on the other face of the electrolyte membrane. The electrolyte membrane has a non-electrode-forming region where the cathode is not disposed on the surface of the non-electrode-forming region and an electrode-forming region where the cathode is disposed on the surface of the electrode-forming region. The non-electrode-forming region has a thin membrane region where the membrane is thinner than that in the electrode-forming region. The drop in power generation efficiency by water generated at the cathodes is prevented. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080299435 | Fuel cell - A membrane electrode assembly is used for a planer type fuel cell. The membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, anodes and cathodes disposed counter to the anodes. Ends of current collectors are connected to one side of the anodes, respectively. Ends of current collectors are connected to one side of the cathodes, respectively. On a cathode side, the current collectors are provided in positions opposed respectively to the insulators provided on an anode side with the electrolyte membrane interposed in between. A cathode-side current collection and an anode-side current collector are connected by an interconnector, and adjacent cells are electrically connected in series with each other. | 12-04-2008 |
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| 20090112404 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus having a vehicle state quantity detection unit for detecting vehicle state quantity such as a roller angular velocity, a lateral jerk calculation unit for calculating lateral jerk of a vehicle based on the vehicle state quantity, and a control unit for carrying out the vehicle control based on the lateral jerk. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090192675 | Motion control system for vehicle based on jerk information - In a motion control system for a vehicle including control means for controlling a yaw moment of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting a longitudinal velocity (V) of the vehicle; second detection means for detecting a lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle; and third detection means for detecting a yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) of the vehicle, the yaw moment of the vehicle is controlled by the control means so that a difference between the yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) detected by the third detection means and a value (Gy_dot/V) obtained by the lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle detected by the second detection means by the longitudinal velocity (V) detected by the first detection means becomes small. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090248181 | Electronic Controller for Power Converter and Motor Drive Circuit - The electronic controller fetches an external signal and performs an input process such as A-D conversion. Upon receipt of processing results for executing operations according to a predetermined program, an output process is performed for sending a signal to the outside board on operation results, a timer outputs at least two of an input process start signal for starting the input process, an output process start signal for starting the output process, and an operation start signal for starting the operation. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100055649 | Driving Skill Improvement Device and Driving Skill Improvement Method - A driving skill improvement device capable of providing appropriate information to a driver and effectively improving the driving skill of the driver from the perspective of vehicle movement is provided. The driving skill computing block | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100066163 | Brake Apparatus - A brake apparatus is provided that can make a ratio between a front wheel braking force and a rear wheel braking force that is actually generated into an arbitrary ratio. This brake apparatus includes a pedal operation detection section that detects a pedal stroke or a brake pedal force produced by a brake pedal operation; a brake caliper that is provided in each wheel of a vehicle and that generates a caliper force that is in accordance with a detection value of the pedal operation detection section; a load estimation section that estimates a load of each of the wheels; and a force generation section that, after judging that braking is performed in a state in which a load difference exists between left and right wheels of the vehicle based on a value that is estimated by the load estimation section, even if the pedal operation detection section detects a pedal stroke or a brake pedal force that is the same as for the braking at a time of judging or for braking prior to the judging, generates a caliper force that is different to the caliper force before the judgment. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110231033 | Motion Control Unit for Vehicle Based on Jerk Information - In a motion control system for a vehicle including control means for controlling a yaw moment of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting a longitudinal velocity (V) of the vehicle; second detection means for detecting a lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle; and third detection means for detecting a yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) of the vehicle, the yaw moment of the vehicle is controlled by the control means so that a difference between the yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) detected by the third detection means and a value (Gy_dot/V) obtained by the lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle detected by the second detection means by the longitudinal velocity (V) detected by the first detection means becomes small. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120101657 | Motion Control Unit for Vehicle Based on Jerk Information - In a motion control system for a vehicle including control means for controlling a yaw moment of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting a longitudinal velocity (V) of the vehicle; second detection means for detecting a lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle; and third detection means for detecting a yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) of the vehicle, the yaw moment of the vehicle is controlled by the control means so that a difference between the yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) detected by the third detection means and a value (Gy_dot/V) obtained by the lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle detected by the second detection means by the longitudinal velocity (V) detected by the first detection means becomes small. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120323445 | Motion Control Unit for Vehicle Based on Jerk Information - In a motion control system for a vehicle including control means for controlling a yaw moment of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting a longitudinal velocity (V) of the vehicle; second detection means for detecting a lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle; and third detection means for detecting a yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) of the vehicle, the yaw moment of the vehicle is controlled by the control means so that a difference between the yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) detected by the third detection means and a value (Gy_dot/V) obtained by the lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle detected by the second detection means by the longitudinal velocity (V) detected by the first detection means becomes small. | 12-20-2012 |
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| 20100004472 | BIOSURFACTANT-CONTAINING SKIN CARE COSMETIC AND SKIN ROUGHNESS-IMPROVING AGENT - The present invention relates to a cosmetic for skin roughness improvement/skin care containing a biosurfactant, particularly MEL-A, MEL-B or MEL-C. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100168405 | ACTIVATOR INCLUDING BIOSURFACTANT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT, MANNOSYL ERYTHRITOL LIPID, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention includes as an active ingredient at least one biosurfactant, in particular mannosyl alditol lipid (such as MEL and MML) or triacylated mannosyl alditol lipid. This allows providing an activator and anti-aging agent that is excellent in activating and anti-aging effects on cells and that is safe enough to be used for a long time, and also providing cosmetics, quasi-drugs, drugs, and drinks and foods including the activator and the anti-aging agent as active ingredients. Further, the present invention provides MEL whose mannosyl erythritol skeleton in a molecular structure is 1-O-β-D-mannopyranosyl-meso-erythritol and a method for producing the MEL with use of a microorganism. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100228013 | ACTIVATOR INCLUDING BIOSURFACTANT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT, MANNOSYL ERYTHRITOL LIPID, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention includes as an active ingredient at least one biosurfactant, in particular mannosyl alditol lipid (such as MEL and MML) or triacylated mannosyl alditol lipid. This allows providing an activator and anti-aging agent that is excellent in activating and anti-aging effects on cells and that is safe enough to be used for a long time, and also providing cosmetics, quasi-drugs, drugs, and drinks and foods including the activator and the anti-aging agent as active ingredients. Further, the present invention provides MEL whose mannosyl erythritol skeleton in a molecular structure is 1-O-β-D-mannopyranosyl-meso-erythritol and a method for producing the MEL with use of a microorganism. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110257116 | BIOSURFACTANT-CONTAINING SKIN CARE COSMETIC AND SKIN ROUGHNESS-IMPROVING AGENT - The present invention relates to a cosmetic for skin roughness improvement/skin care containing a biosurfactant, particularly MEL-A, MEL-B or MEL-C. | 10-20-2011 |
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| 20090214266 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a developing device and an image forming apparatus capable of preventing a developer from being discharged excessively using simple configurations in the case that a trickle developing device that uses a two-component developer is in a tilted state. The developing device having stirring members for conveying and stirring a developer and a developer holder, comprises a developer replenishing tank for replenishing the developer to a developer tank and a trickle discharging mechanism, wherein the conveying passages thereof include an upper conveying passage, a lower conveying passage, a first communicating passage for connecting the downstream side of the upper conveying passage to the upstream side of the lower conveying passage, and a second communicating passage for connecting the downstream side of the lower conveying passage to the upstream side of the upper conveying passage, and also include a circulation passage through which the developer circulates using the upper conveying passage, the first communicating passage, the lower conveying passage and the second communicating passage; the discharging mechanism is disposed in the downstream end section of the upper conveying passage; the bottom face on the downstream side of the upper conveying passage is positioned above the bottom face on the upstream side of the lower conveying passage; and the first communicating passage is disposed obliquely downward with respect to the horizontal plane. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110058835 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A developing device is provided with a first transporting member for transporting a developer containing a toner and a carrier; a second transporting member opposite to the first transporting member to interpose a first spatial region therebetween and opposite to an electrostatic latent image carrying member to interpose a second spatial region therebetween; a first electric field forming device, composed of first and second power sources, for shifting the toner in the developer held onto the first transporting member to the second transporting member; and a second electric field forming device, composed of the second power source, for shifting the toner held onto the second transporting member to an electrostatic latent image on the carrying member. The operation of the second electric field forming device is controlled based on electric currents flowing in the first and second power sources, which are detected by first and second detecting blocks, respectively. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110058836 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A developing device is provided with a developer transporting member for transporting a developer containing a toner and a carrier; a toner transporting member opposite to the developer transporting member and opposite to an electrostatic latent image carrying member; a first electric field forming device, which is composed of a power source for the developer transporting member and a power source for the toner transporting member, for shifting the toner in the developer held onto the developer transporting member to the toner transporting member; and a second electric field forming device for shifting the toner held onto the toner transporting member to an electrostatic latent image on the carrying member. Operation of the first electric field forming device is controlled based on an electric current flowing in the developer transporting member power source, which is detected by a detecting block. | 03-10-2011 |
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| 20110236072 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electron emitting element, comprising: a first electrode; an insulating fine particle layer formed on the first electrode; and comprising first insulating fine particles and second insulating fine particles larger than the first insulating fine particles, a surface of the insulating fine particle layer having a projection formed from the second insulating fine particles, and a second electrode formed on the insulating fine particle layer, wherein when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, electrons provided from the first electrode are accelerated in the insulating fine particle layer to be emitted from the second electrode via the projection. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110241532 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electron emitting element, comprising: a first electrode; an insulating fine particle layer formed on the first electrode and composed of insulating fine particles; and a second electrode formed on the insulating fine particle layer, wherein the insulating fine particles are monodisperse fine particles, and when voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, electrons are discharged from the first electrode into the insulating fine particle layer and accelerated through the insulating fine particle layer to be emitted from the second electrode. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120074874 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, DEVICES UTILIZING SAID ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID ELEMENT - The present invention provides an electron emitting element, comprising: a first electrode; an insulating fine particle layer formed on the first electrode and composed of insulating fine particles; and a second electrode formed on the insulating fine particle layer, wherein the insulating fine particle layer is provided with recesses formed in a surface thereof, the surface facing the second electrode, the recesses each having a depth smaller than a thickness of the insulating fine particle layer, and when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, electrons provided from the first electrode are accelerated in the insulating fine particle layer to be emitted though the second electrode. | 03-29-2012 |
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| 20090123858 | TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner is composed of toner particles which contain at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent. As to particle size distribution and particle number distribution of the toner particles, a volume average particle size of the toner particles is set to be 3.0 μm to 6.0 μm, and a content of 5.0 μm or smaller toner particles is set to be 40% by number while a content of 8.0 μm or larger toner particles is set to be less than 2% by volume. Furthermore, an amount of the release agent in toner particle surface is set to be 0.7% by weight or more and 1.8% by weight or less. And furthermore, the release agent is a petroleum-based release agent. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090214264 | TONER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER, DEVELOPER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner, a developer, a two-component developer, a developing device and an image forming apparatus are provided. In the image forming apparatus, images are formed with a developer that fills a developing tank of the developing device. The developer includes the toner containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent, the release agent having an acid value of less than 4 mgKOH/g and in which an amount of the release agent exposed on a surface of toner is 0.5% by weight or more and 2.5% by weight or less of a total amount of the toner. | 08-27-2009 |
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| 20110274419 | Lens barrel, camera and lens barrel adjustment device - A lens barrel comprises a fixed optical system though which a subject image enters into the lens barrel along with an optical axis, a retreatable blur correction optical system that corrects an image blur by moving within a plane ranging perpendicular to the optical axis in an operating position and that retreats to a storage position from the operating position, a blur correction optical system drive unit that drives the retreatsble blur correction optical system within the plane ranging perpendicular to the optical axis, and a correction information recording unit at which reference position correction information is recorded, the correction information indicating a reference position for the retreatable blur correction optical system within the plane ranging perpendicular to the optical axis. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120327286 | LIQUID LENS DEVICE AND CAMERA - A liquid lens device includes: a circular tube with a liquid pressurization port formed therein; a first elastic film and a second elastic film each closing off one of two ends of the circular tube, so as to form a lens chamber inside the circular tube; and a pressurization unit that pressurizes the lens chamber via the liquid pressurization port, wherein: the first elastic film and the second elastic film are deformed in states different from each other by pressure inside the lens chamber pressurized by the pressurization unit. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130022347 | ADAPTER AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An adapter includes a first housing member that includes a first mount portion to which a camera body can be attached and detached and a second mount portion to which an interchangeable lens can be attached and detached, a second housing member that is integrally formed with the first housing member and includes a screw-receiving part, which can be attached to and detached from a tripod, in a side opposite to the first housing member, a driven member, and an actuator of a drive system for driving the driven member. The screw-receiving part is arranged in the vicinity of a center of an end of the second housing member, and at least a portion of the actuator is arranged in the periphery of the screw-receiving part in the second housing member. | 01-24-2013 |
